(L-R) Dave Farrugia, Filmdie bindery manager, and Gary Ross, managing director
The need to offer both PUR and EVA binding in house prompted Essex trade finisher Filmdie to invest in a Horizon BQ-470 EVA/PUR perfect binder and a Horizon HT30 three-side trimmer from IFS.
‘It is all about being able to deliver faster,’ said Filmdie managing director Gary Ross. ‘We don’t want to turn anything away and so we needed to be able to offer all the binding in house.’
The business did have an old Horizon perfect binder. ‘We could complete EVA binding but we were sending PUR out,’ explained Mr Ross. ‘We have a lot of covers that come in and they need PUR binding. We wanted to bring all that in house, take control of the turnaround costs and save time and money on sending work out.’
As for the Horizon HT30 three-side trimmer, he added: ‘The guillotine was a bottleneck for us. There was no point investing in a binder and completing the work quickly only to have to wait for the guillotine.’
The impact was felt immediately, reported Mr Ross: ‘We are 50% faster and that has significantly increased our capacity. Our turnaround times are much faster.’
